A blog to talk about guns in America

We live in a highly charged, sadly divisive time. There is anger. There is a sense that the other side — define it as you will — is ignorant of reality. There is a feeling that Washington can’t possibly come together for the betterment of all Americans.

So it’s a quite appropriate time to launch a new blog to discuss the issue of guns in America. Read more at blogs.timesunion.com/guns.

Michael Huber

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Hasn’t this been tried twice before? Who would moderate? The reason I ask is that with such a highly charged issue the moderator can allow/disallow comments depending on personal views – Yes, Mike I still know the blogging rules – so the discussion would be then be skewed one way or another. Possibly multiple bloggers expressing contrasting views – just a thought.

Guns came in handy to the Americans who brought theirs to fight the British Empire, the most powerful government on earth at the time, at Lexington and Concord. However carefully chosen, no verbal personal attacks against the soldiers of the British Army could have had the same impact on the government of the British Empire, as had the Americans’ guns and ammunition when used against the British Army.

If only we could be assured that our government will never be oppressive, we could unilaterally disarm. But, as any thinking person can tell, there can be no such assurance. Thus, as terrible as it is, we must live with the people’s right to keep and bear arms, in order to discourage the government from oppressing the people.